Sarria

On Wed. we traveled to Sarria via bus to Astorga, then train to Monfortes de Lemos and lastly, a train ride from Monfortes to Sarria. After reaching Sarria early evening, we found an albergue and then spent an extra day there before beginning the walk on Friday to Santiago.

A breakfast of tea, toast, & jam was available at the albergue in Leon before we set off for the train station.

Waiting at another of Spain's charming train stations 

A stork in Astorga looked like it was catching bugs.

The Road through Sarria had plenty of bars and shops to accommodate walkers starting their Caminos here.

Up the pilgrim Road 

Our albergue, Casa Don Alvaro

Albergue 'lobby' 

Albergue garden patio

Iglesia Santa Marina de Sarria is located on the pilgrim Road. 

Kids were playing street soccer.

At breakfast we met fellow peregrina Lori, who lives in San Francisco and works at a Waldorf school in Corte Madera. She had stayed with Rebekah and Paddy in Moratinos too -- Camino synchronicity! 

Walker Gunn-Randi from Norway played the guitar and sang in the albergue's fire pit room on Thursday night. He leads student music groups to different places world-wide through a YMCA program.